The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-07-06

PETE, THE PEDDLER.
sheltered from the rain and in constant
peril from the lightning. A tree not
dozen rods away was shivered from its
branches to its roots, and both Helen
and the child so shocked they fell to
the ground.
ooh sister, we will be killed, we
will be killed." cried Amos.
"Then we will go to Heaven. brother
dear" said the brave girl, smiling in
the midst of the storm, "you want to
| 60 there, don't you?"
but don't want to 90 this way"
Don't be alarmed, little brother.
God is near. He rides on the tempest
and can shield us from harm"
"Oh! sister, pray for us
Helen prayed fervently for God to
spare them-not only from the dangers
of this tempest, but from greater storms
of sin and temptation. The tree
afforded them but Il poor shelter, and
they We're soon soaking wet. The
storm abated. The rain still fell,
though not in such torrents, and it had
grown considerably cooler after the
storm. Both Helen and the little Grip
pie were shivering with cold.
at has almost stopped now, let us go
on said Helen.
where will we go?" asked the
trembling boy.
Il do not know; we must not stay
here at the roadside, we must find
shelter some where
Il am ready, sister, to go anywhere
with YOU"
Let me carry you.
"NO! no! can walk"
"But see the road is muddy now from
the rain, and you can not 90 fast on
your crutches. Please let sister carry
YOU"
At this moment merry voice was
heard singing:
"Come all you darling ladies,
Remember what my trade is
TO please you will try,
Ihavc ribbons and I've laces
Toadorn your pretty faces,
So OF Pete, the peddler, buy.
although come nearer,
You see I'm no dcarcr
Than the man who keeps the store.
can sell n dress AMI trimmin
With costly table linen
Cheaper than ever before"
The song and voice were both famil-
lar to Helen. The song was Pete the
pcddler 'sown composition, whether it
was original or merely a parody fixed
up to fit Pete, no one knew, but it
suited his business, and he sang it.
She knew it was Pete before he came
in sight around the lane with his large
pack on his back, and IN oil cloth
spread over it to keep it dry. He
paused moment when he saw Helen
and her little brother and gazed at
them in wonder.
"Well, say, now, whatin the name o
common sense are We doin' out here in
the ramp he stammcrcd, removing his
pipe from his mouth.
ave are going somewhere" Helen
answered.
"Ye are, well where are you goin' p
coming from the muddy lane to the
tree where they were standing.
II don't know" Helen said. sadly,
"we are hunting a new situation"
"A new situation" and Pete
knocked the ashes from his pipe,
want the old one good enough? P"
Eyes, good enough for me, but was
not good enough for it," said Helen,
sadly.
"Oh yes, l understand now," said
Pete, removing his cap and scratching
his iron gray head. II can see through
it jist like it were five-ccnt calico. Umph!
Umph! They didn't tell We back to the
farm house why We were discharged ?"
"No-except they did not want
girl"
"Well, perhaps they didn't; and SO
We don't know whore yer goin'g"
"No sir"
"Wcll. If yen come with me I'll see
that We hey "a nights lodgin', I'm
goin' To Mr. Arnold's Ia stay all night,
an it's the nearest place for ye."
But Pete, do not want to 20 there.
lie Is the man who ruined us-and-
aud took away our home. oh, | never
want To get In his power again"
~ know he's shoddy, he's lazy
piece % goods At best, iilled np with
starch an colors not fast by any means,
bat then, when he's paid for nights
io.lgin'--I don't know any either house